# MCP Server: ECB - Euro FX, Rates & Inflation (`dltik/mcp-server-ecb`) Actor MCP Server: ECB exposes 6 tools for AI agents to query European Central Bank open data - EUR exchange rates, ECB policy rates, euro area HICP inflation, the government bond yield curve, and any SDMX series. HTTP-only, no API key. Pay $0.01 per tool-call. - **URL**: https://apify.com/dltik/mcp-server-ecb.md - **Developed by:** [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Business, AI - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $10.00 / 1,000 tool calls This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## MCP Server: ECB - Euro FX, Rates & Inflation for AI Agents > MCP server with 6 tools for AI agents (Claude, Cursor, Continue) to query the European Central Bank Data Portal. HTTP-only, no API key. **$0.01 per tool-call**. ⭐ **Bookmark this actor** — Apify ranks actors by bookmarks, so one click directly helps its visibility on the Apify Store. ### What is MCP Server: ECB? **MCP Server: ECB** is an Apify-hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets an AI agent pull live data straight from the [ECB Data Portal](https://data.ecb.europa.eu): euro foreign-exchange reference rates, the ECB key interest rates, euro area HICP inflation, the euro area government bond yield curve, and any other ECB SDMX series. The ECB API is open, free, and needs no key, so this MCP server is fast and cheap to call inside an agent loop. ### Tools available - `exchange_rate` — EUR reference rate vs a currency (USD, GBP, JPY, CHF, CNY...), latest value plus history. - `policy_rates` — the three ECB key interest rates: main refinancing operations (MRO), deposit facility, marginal lending facility. - `series_data` — generic escape hatch: fetch ANY ECB series by dataflow id + SDMX key (e.g. `flow=EXR`, `key=D.GBP.EUR.SP00.A`), with date-range filtering. - `search_dataflows` — list/search the ECB dataflow catalogue (datasets) by id or name. - `yield_curve` — euro area AAA government bond spot yield curve, latest yield per maturity (3M to 30Y). - `inflation_hicp` — euro area HICP inflation, annual rate of change, monthly history. - `list_tools` — free discovery endpoint (returns the full tool catalog, no charge). ### Use cases - **Finance & fintech AI agents** — give Claude/Cursor live FX and rate data for analysis, alerts, or report generation. - **Macro research automation** — chain `policy_rates`, `yield_curve` and `inflation_hicp` inside an agent to summarize euro area monetary conditions. - **FX conversion & enrichment** — resolve EUR cross-rates on demand from the official ECB reference fixing. - **Data pipelines** — pull any ECB SDMX series via `series_data` without writing an SDMX client. ### Input ```json { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "exchange_rate", "arguments": { "currency": "USD", "last_n": 5 } } ```` More examples: ```json { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "policy_rates", "arguments": {} } { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "yield_curve", "arguments": { "maturities": ["2Y","10Y","30Y"] } } { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "inflation_hicp", "arguments": { "last_n": 12 } } { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "series_data", "arguments": { "flow": "EXR", "key": "D.GBP.EUR.SP00.A", "last_n": 5 } } ``` For discovery: `{ "mode": "list_tools" }` (free, no charge). ### Pricing **PAY\_PER\_EVENT — $0.01 per tool-call** (= $10.00 per 1,000 calls). `list_tools` is free. One call may fetch several ECB series (e.g. `yield_curve`, `policy_rates`) and is still charged once. ### Data source [ECB Data Portal API](https://data-api.ecb.europa.eu) — official, open, no authentication. SDMX-JSON for data, SDMX 2.1 for the dataflow catalogue. This actor flattens the nested SDMX response into clean `{date, value}` records so your agent does not have to. ### Author [dltik](https://apify.com/dltik) ### License MIT # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): list\_tools (free, returns the tool catalog) or call\_tool (charged $0.01 per call). ## `tool_name` (type: `string`): Tool to invoke. Use mode=list\_tools to discover the full catalog and per-tool arguments. ## `arguments` (type: `object`): Arguments for the chosen tool. See list\_tools mode for the full argument schema per tool. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "call_tool", "tool_name": "exchange_rate", "arguments": { "currency": "USD", "last_n": 5 } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "arguments": { "currency": "USD", "last_n": 5 } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("dltik/mcp-server-ecb").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "arguments": { "currency": "USD", "last_n": 5, } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("dltik/mcp-server-ecb").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "arguments": { "currency": "USD", "last_n": 5 } }' | apify call dltik/mcp-server-ecb --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dltik/mcp-server-ecb", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "MCP Server: ECB - Euro FX, Rates & Inflation", "description": "MCP Server: ECB exposes 6 tools for AI agents to query European Central Bank open data - EUR exchange rates, ECB policy rates, euro area HICP inflation, the government bond yield curve, and any SDMX series. HTTP-only, no API key. Pay $0.01 per tool-call.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "OHJ4n2ey95PPCE5V8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/dltik~mcp-server-ecb/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-dltik-mcp-server-ecb", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/dltik~mcp-server-ecb/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-dltik-mcp-server-ecb", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/dltik~mcp-server-ecb/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-dltik-mcp-server-ecb", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "mode" ], "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "call_tool", "list_tools" ], "type": "string", "description": "list_tools (free, returns the tool catalog) or call_tool (charged $0.01 per call).", "default": "call_tool" }, "tool_name": { "title": "Tool name", "enum": [ "exchange_rate", "policy_rates", "series_data", "search_dataflows", "yield_curve", "inflation_hicp" ], "type": "string", "description": "Tool to invoke. Use mode=list_tools to discover the full catalog and per-tool arguments.", "default": "exchange_rate" }, "arguments": { "title": "Arguments", "type": "object", "description": "Arguments for the chosen tool. See list_tools mode for the full argument schema per tool." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```